Maggie Scarf

Maggie Scarf is an American writer and psychologist known for accessible books on relationships and emotional life. Trained in psychology, she became widely read for her explorations of intimacy, family dynamics, and personal change. Her best-known works include *Intimate Partners* and *Unfinished Business*, which examine how early experiences and adult attachments shape love, conflict, and self-understanding. Scarf has also written on women’s lives and the challenges of balancing independence with connection, bringing clinical insight to a general audience. Her writing blends case material, research, and narrative storytelling to illuminate the complexities of modern relationships and the unfinished emotional work people carry forward.